Aston Villa need Special measures to halt Chelsea’s championship bandwagon, according to the man who wrecked Jose Mourinho’s last Villa Park visit.

Gabby Agbonlahor scored the goal that secured a 2-0 win for the claret and blues after Zat Knight opened the scoring on September 2, 2007.

It was a result that helped to push Mourinho towards the Stamford Bridge exit door during his first spell in the Premier League with the Portuguese manager leaving by mutual consent two weeks later.

Roman Abramovich famously got up and left his seat in the Trinity Road directors’ box before the final whistle, with Doug Ellis stopping the Chelsea owner to offer a cheeky handshake.

Agbonlahor admits Martin O’Neill got his game-plan spot-on that afternoon – and Paul Lambert will have to be just as tactically astute tomorrow if Villa are to frustrate the self-titled Special One again.

Regardless of what happens at Villa Park tomorrow, Agbonlahor expects Chelsea to win the title in Mourinho’s first season back in English football.